Nora Leticia Rocha de la Cruz (born December 18, 1967 in

Monclova Monclova (), is a city and the seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. According to the 2015 census, the city had 231,107 inhabitants. Its metropolitan area has 381,432 inhabitants and ...

Coahuila Coahuila (), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico. Coahuila borders the Mexican states of N ...

) is a retired female track and field

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

from Mexico, who competed in the

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and

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. She claimed the

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in the women's 10,000 metres at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and ...

in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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1967 births Living people Mexican female long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Olympic athletes of Mexico Sportspeople from Monclova Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games {{Mexico-athletics-bio-stub